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Where does “lukinkalvo” come from?

lukinkalvo (Finnish) comes from Finnish lukki, from Finnish Luukas, from Latin Lūcās, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς, from Latin Lucius, from Latin lux, from Proto-Italic louks, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- — bright; to shine; to see.

lukinkalvo (Finnish): arachnoid mater

Definitions

  1. arachnoid mater

Ancestry of “lukinkalvo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlukkiA harvestman; A straddle carrier
2FinnishLuukas—
3LatinLūcās—
4Ancient GreekΛουκᾶςman from Lucania
5LatinLucius—
6Latinluxlight; daylight, day, moonlight; life
7Proto-Italicloukslight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “lukinkalvo”

  • lukinkalvonalainen
  • lukinkalvonalaistila
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